Douglas DC-2

The Douglas DC-1 and Douglas DC-2 were civil aircrafts twin-engine built afterwards by the company Douglas Aircraft Company.

DC-1 partly was born from the commercial war that were made two companies air American: the United Airlines and TWA. The first exploited the new twin-engines inalienable Boeing 247 for TWA.

The TWA had required three-engined the more modern than the Ford Trimotor 4.AT. But the Douglas company proposed finally a twin-engine and a contract of development was signed on September 30th, 1932. The first flight took place later ten months on July 1st 1933. The DC-1 could transport 14 passengers in a cabin more roomy than that of its competitor. The TWA took delivery in September and ordered of it the improved model which was in fact the DC-2.

This DC-2 stole the first time on May 11th 1934. August 1st the TWA the met on line on the prestigious line New York - Los Angeles. The flight lasted 18 hours and TWA took the advantage on United Airlines.

The DC-2 also had an enormous success in Europe and was built with more than 200 specimens and only at the time of the exit of the DC-3 in 1936 ceased which was in itself a success even brighter. There does not exist any more that only one specimen of DC-2 still in-flight status, and it is visible with the Aviodrome of Lelystad

Characteristics of the DC-2

Scale: 25,91 m
Length: 18,90 m
Height: 4,96 m
Driving: 2 X Wright F3 Cyclone out of star 9 star cylinders cooled by air of 710 CV each one.
Weight on takeoff: 8.165 kg
Cruising speed: 273 km/h
operational Altitude: 7.200 m
Autonomy: 1930 km
Crew of 2-3 people - 14 passengers

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